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Secondary Level
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Processions, the Cross, the Lights, and the Cherubim
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During the Divine Liturgy we have two
processions in which the Priest and the acolytes leave the Sanctuary by the
North Door of the Iconostasion, and the Priest enters the Sanctuary through
the Royal Gates. When these
processions are made, the acolytes each carry something.
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The first procession is called
THE LITTLE or LESSER ENTRANCE. This time the Priest carries the Gospel
Book.
The
second procession is called THE GREAT ENTRANCE. This time the Priest carries
the Holy Gifts of bread and wine
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In
the processions, the acolytes carry the fan, cross and lights
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 The
CROSS represents Christ who sacrificed Himself for us.
The
LIGHTS represent the light which Christ’s Gospel brought to the world.
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Fans
- These are called EXAPTERYGA “six-winged”
because they represent the Cherubim. God
is always surrounded by the Cherubim. The Bible tells us that they
constantly sing, “Holy Holy Holy, Lord God of Hosts!”
In the Cherubic Hymn we hear: “We who mystically represent the
Cherubim sing the Thrice-Holy Hymn to the Life-Giving Trinity.”
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